Escort carriers were used by the United States Navy during World War II. Like all Navy ships, escort carriers required strong heat and fire protection in certain areas of the vessel such as the engine and boiler rooms. Asbestos was the heat and fireproofing material of choice used during the WWII era for that purpose. Unfortunately, it was later found to be extremely toxic and hazardous to human health. While asbestos was banned for use in the late 70’s, many veterans who were stationed on these carriers, or who repaired and maintained them, were at risk of being exposed to dangerous levels of this harmful substance and may be at risk for developing mesothelioma.
| Name | Hull | Class | Commissioned | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USS Admiralty Islands | CVE-99 | Casablanca | 6/13/1944 | Scrapped, 1947 |
| USS Altamaha | CVE-6 | Attacker | 11/15/1942 | Scrapped |
| USS Altamaha | CVE-18 | 9/15/1942 | Sold for Scrap | |
| USS Attu | CVE-102 | Casablanca | 6/30/1944 | Scrapped, 1947 |
| USS Badoeng Strait | CVE-116 | Commencement Bay | 11/14/1945 | Scrapped, 1972 |
| USS Baffins | CVE-35 | Bogue | 7/20/1943 | Transferred to Royal Navy |
| USS Bairoko | CVE-115 | Commencement Bay | 7/16/1945 | |
| USS Barnes | CVE-20 | 2/20/1943 | Sold for Scrap | |
| USS Barnes | CVE-7 | Attacker | 9/30/1942 | Sold, 1947 |
| USS Bastian | CVE-37 | Bogue | 8/4/1943 | Transferred to Royal Navy |
| USS Bismarck Sea | CVE-95 | Casablanca | 5/20/1944 | Sunk, 1945 |
| USS Block Island | CVE-8 | Attacker | 1/9/1943 | Scrapped, 1965 |
| USS Block Island | CVE-21 | Bogue | 3/8/1943 | Scuttled, 1944 |
| USS Block Island | CVE-106 | Commencement Bay | 12/30/1944 | Unknown |
| USS Bogue | CVE-9 | 9/26/1942 | Scrapped, 1960 | |
| USS Bolinas | CVE-36 | Bogue | 7/22/1943 | Transferred to Royal Navy |
| USS Bougainville | CVE-100 | Casablanca | 6/18/1944 | Scrapped, 1960 |
| USS Breton | CVE-23 | 4/12/1943 | Scrapped, 1972 | |
| USS Breton | CVE-10 | Bogue | 4/9/1943 | Transferred to Royal Navy |
| USS Cape Esperance | CVE-88 | Casablanca | 4/9/1944 | Sold,1959 |
| USS Cape Gloucester | CVE-109 | Commencement Bay | 3/5/1945 | Scrapped |
| USS Card | CVE-11 | Bogue | 11/8/1942 | Scrapped, 1971 |
| USS Carnegie | CVE-38 | Bogue | 8/12/1943 | Transferred to Royal Navy |
| USS Casablanca | CVE-55 | Casablanca | 7/8/1943 | Sold for Scrap |
| USS Charger | CVE-30 | Charger | 3/3/1942 | Scrapped, 1969 |
| USS Chatham | CVE-32 | Bogue | 8/11/1943 | Transferred to Royal Navy |
| USS Chenango | CVE-28 | Sangamon | 6/20/1941 | Purchased by US Navy |
| USS Commencement Bay | CVE-105 | Commencement Bay | 11/27/1944 | Scrapped, 1971 |
| USS Copahee | CVE-12 | Bogue | 6/15/1942 | Scrapped,1961 |
| USS Coral Sea/Anzio | CVE-57 | Casablanca | 8/27/1943 | Sold for Scrap |
| USS Cordova | CVE-39 | Bogue | 8/25/1943 | Transferred to Royal Navy |
| USS Core | CVE-13 | 12/10/1942 | Scrapped, 1971 | |
| USS Corregidor | CVE-58 | Casablanca | 8/31/1943 | Scrapped, 1959 |
| USS Croatan | CVE-14 | Attacker | 2/27/1943 | Scrapped, 1975 |
| USS Croatan | CVE-25 | 4/28/1943 | Scrapped, 1971 | |
| USS Delgada | CVE-40 | Bogue | 11/20/1943 | Scrapped, 1972 |
| USS Didrickson Bay/Tripoli | CVE-64 | Casablanca | 10/31/1943 | Sold for Scrap |
| USS Edisto | CVE-41 | Bogue | 9/7/1943 | Transferred to Royal Navy |
| USS Estero | CVE-42 | Bogue | 11/3/1943 | Transferred to Royal Navy |
| USS Fanshaw Bay | CVE-70 | Casablanca | 12/9/1943 | Scrapped, 1959 |
| USS Gambier Bay | CVE-73 | Casablanca | 12/28/1943 | Sunk, 1944 |
| USS Gilbert Islands | CVE-107 | Commencement Bay | 2/5/1945 | Scrapped, 1979 |
| USS Glacier | CVE-33 | Bogue | 8/1/1943 | Transferred to Royal Navy |
| USS Guadalcanal | CVE-60 | Casablanca | 9/25/1943 | Scrapped, 1959 |
| USS Hamlin | CVE-15 | Attacker | 12/21/1942 | Transferred to Royal Navy, 1942 |
| USS Hoggatt Bay | CVE-75 | Casablanca | 1/11/1944 | Scrapped, 1960 |
| USS Hollandia | CVE-97 | Casablanca | 6/1/1944 | Scrapped, 1960 |
| USS Jamaica | CVE-43 | Ruler | 9/27/1943 | Transferred to Royal Navy, 1943 |
| USS Kadashan Bay | CVE-76 | Casablanca | 1/18/1944 | Scrapped, 1959 |
| USS Kalinin Bay | CVE-68 | Casablanca | 11/27/1943 | Scrapped, 1946 |
| USS Kasaan Bay | CVE-69 | Casablanca | 12/4/1943 | Scrapped, 1960 |
| USS Keweenaw | CVE-44 | Ruler | 10/25/1943 | Transferred to Royal Navy, 1943 |
| USS Kitkun Bay | CVE-71 | Casablanca | 12/15/1943 | Scrapped, 1946 |
| USS Kula Gulf | CVE-108 | Commencement Bay | 5/12/1945 | Scrapped, 1971 |
| USS Kwajalein | CVE-98 | Casablanca | 6/7/1944 | Scrapped, 1961 |
| USS Liscome Bay | CVE-56 | Casablanca | 8/7/1943 | Sunk, 1943 |
| USS Long Island | CVE-1 | 6/2/1941 | Scrapped, 1977 | |
| USS Lunga Point | CVE-94 | Casablanca | 5/14/1944 | Scrapped, 1960 |
| USS Makassar Strait | CVE-91 | 4/27/1944 | Broken Up, 1961 | |
| USS Makin Island | CVE-93 | Casablanca | 5/9/1944 | Scrapped, 1947 |
| USS Manila Bay | CVE-61 | Casablanca | 10/5/1943 | Scrapped, 1959 |
| USS Marcus Island | CVE-77 | Casablanca | 1/26/1944 | Scrapped, 1960 |
| USS Matanikau | CVE-101 | Casablanca | 6/24/1944 | Scrapped, 1960 |
| USS Midway/St. Lo | CVE-63 | Casablanca | 10/23/1943 | Sunk, 1944 |
| USS Mindoro | CVE-120 | Commencement Bay | 12/4/1945 | Sold,1960 |
| USS Mission Bay | CVE-59 | Casablanca | 9/30/1943 | Scrapped, 1959 |
| USS Munda | CVE-104 | Casablanca | 7/8/1944 | Scrapped, 1960 |
| USS Nassau | CVE-16 | 8/20/1942 | Sold for Scrap | |
| USS Natoma Bay | CVE-62 | Casablanca | 10/14/1943 | Scrapped, 1959 |
| USS Nehenta Bay | CVE-74 | Casablanca | 1/3/1944 | Scrapped, 1960 |
| USS Niantic | CVE-46 | Bogue | 11/8/1943 | Transferred to Royal Navy, 1943 |
| USS Ommaney Bay | CVE-79 | Casablanca | 2/11/1944 | Sunk, 1945 |
| USS Palau | CVE-122 | Commencement Bay | 1/15/1946 | Scrapped, 1960 |
| USS Perdido | CVE-47 | Bogue | 1/31/1944 | Scrapped, 1973 |
| USS Petrof Bay | CVE-80 | Casablanca | 2/18/1944 | Scrapped, 1959 |
| USS Point Cruz | CVE-119 | Commencement Bay | 10/16/1945 | Scrapped, 1971 |
| USS Prince | CVE-45 | Bogue | 1/17/1944 | Transferred to Royal Navy |
| USS Prince William | CVE-31 | 4/9/1943 | Scrapped, 1961 | |
| USS Prince William | CVE-19 | Attacker | 4/28/1943 | Transferred to Royal Navy |
| USS Puget Sound | CVE-113 | Commencement Bay | 6/18/1945 | Sold,1960 |
| USS Pybus | CVE-34 | Bogue | 5/31/1943 | Transferred to Royal Navy |
| USS Rabaul | CVE-121 | Commencement Bay | Scrapped, 1972 | |
| USS Rendova | CVE-114 | Commencement Bay | 10/22/1945 | |
| USS Roi | CVE-103 | Casablanca | 7/6/1944 | Scrapped, 1946 |
| USS Rudyerd Bay | CVE-81 | Casablanca | 2/25/1944 | Scrapped, 1960 |
| USS Saginaw Bay | CVE-82 | Casablanca | 3/2/1944 | Scrapped, 1959 |
| USS Saidor | CVE-117 | Commencement Bay | 9/4/1945 | Scrapped, 1971 |
| USS Salamaua | CVE-96 | Casablanca | 5/26/1944 | Scrapped, 1946 |
| USS Salerno Bay | CVE-110 | Commencement Bay | 5/19/1945 | Scrapped, 1962 |
| USS Sangamon | CVE-26 | Sangamon | 10/23/1940 | Purchased by US Navy |
| USS Santee | CVE-29 | Sangamon | 10/30/1940 | Purchased by US Navy |
| USS Sargent Bay | CVE-83 | Casablanca | 3/9/1944 | Scrapped, 1959 |
| USS Savo Island | CVE-78 | Casablanca | 2/3/1944 | Scrapped, 1960 |
| USS Shamrock Bay | CVE-84 | Casablanca | 3/15/1944 | Scrapped, 1958 |
| USS Shipley Bay | CVE-85 | Casablanca | 3/21/1944 | Scrapped, 1959 |
| USS Siboney | CVE-112 | 5/14/1945 | Scrapped, 1971 | |
| USS Sicily | CVE-118 | Commencement Bay | 2/27/1946 | Scrapped, 1960 |
| USS Sitkoh Bay | CVE-86 | Casablanca | 3/28/1944 | Scrapped, 1960 |
| USS Solomons | CVE-67 | Casablanca | 11/21/1943 | Scrapped, 1946 |
| USS St. Andrews | CVE-49 | Bogue | 12/7/1943 | Transferred to Royal Navy |
| USS St. George | CVE-17 | Attacker | 6/14/1943 | Transferred to Royal Navy |
| USS St. Joseph | CVE-50 | Bogue | 12/22/1943 | Transferred to Royal Navy |
| USS St. Simon | CVE-51 | Bogue | 12/31/1943 | Transferred to Royal Navy |
| USS Steamer Bay | CVE-87 | Casablanca | 4/4/1944 | Scrapped, 1959 |
| USS Sunset | CVE-48 | Bogue | 11/19/1943 | Sold for Scrap |
| USS Suwannee | CVE-27 | Sangamon | 7/16/1941 | Purchased by US Navy |
| USS Takanis Bay | CVE-89 | 4/15/1944 | Sold for Scrap | |
| USS Thetis Bay | CVE-90 | Casablanca | 4/12/1944 | Scrapped, 1964 |
| USS Tinian | CVE-123 | Commencement Bay | Scrapped, 1971 | |
| USS Tulagi | CVE-72 | Casablanca | 12/21/1943 | |
| USS Vella Gulf | CVE-111 | Commencement Bay | 4/9/1945 | Scrapped, 1971 |
| USS Vermillion | CVE-52 | Bogue | 1/20/1944 | Transferred to Royal Navy |
| USS Wake Island | CVE-65 | Casablanca | 11/7/1943 | Scrapped, 1946 |
| USS White Plains | CVE-66 | Casablanca | 11/15/1943 | Scrapped, 1958 |
| USS Willapa | CVE-53 | Ruler | 2/5/1944 | Transferred to Royal Navy |
| USS Windham Bay | CVE-92 | Casablanca | 5/3/1944 | Scrapped, 1960 |
| USS Winjah | CVE-54 | Bogue | 2/18/1944 | Transferred to Royal Navy |
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